Terra was on my to-cosplay list for years and years, and as soon as my boyfriend Kevin mentioned how much he loved Edgar's character, we dove into making these costumes. It wasn't hard for me to fall in love with Terra's character with as diplomatic as she is. I particularly enjoyed when she stood up for herself and watched over the orphans when she was tired of being pressured into decisions.

Kapalaka in her Terra Branford cosplay from Final Fantasy 6

Kapalaka in her Terra Branford cosplay from Final Fantasy 6

Kapalaka in her Terra Branford cosplay from Final Fantasy 6

Kapalaka in her Terra Branford cosplay from Final Fantasy 6

Kapalaka in her Terra Branford cosplay from Final Fantasy 6

Kapalaka in her Terra Branford cosplay from Final Fantasy 6

I bent wire and made jewelry, dyed fabrics and leather, and even stamped leather. It was a medley of new skills being put to the test, but anything for my favorite Final Fantasy protagonist. My favorite part of the costume, however, is the wig. Ever since Dissidia came out, almost all Terra cosplayers now use ash blonde wigs to follow suit with that design, but Terra will always have seafoam hair for me like the original sprite. I styled the bangs up in a cartoonish style like the menu icon and blasted it into place with Got2B hairspray glue. FYI, if you ever need to spike your hair and need crazy good hold, that's the stuff to use.

Sometimes I like to replay games while I make costumes, and such was the case for FF6. I started to get ideas for a comedy cosplay skit and jotted down a couple of jokes. I ran them by Kevin and we decided to go for it. Here is the result of our efforts: King Edgar's Final Fantasy "tactics."

I recently traveled to Atlanta to attend Dragon*Con and debuted a new costume: Yuzuruha from ATLUS's Muramasa: The Demon Blade. For those of you unfamiliar with what cosplay is, it is the act of making costumes and props in order to create 3-D fanart and show homage to your favorite shows/characters/series.

Yuzuruha cosplay from Muramasa by Kapalaka

photo by bentpic5. Dragon*Con 2012

I thoroughly enjoyed Muramasa, from the stunning artwork to the beautifully composed music. Perhaps it is my partiality to older games that makes me not mind the fact that it is a 2-D side-scroller, but I had a hard time putting it down. Fairly certain I collected all of the blades in a week for both Momohime AND Kisuke. After I completed the game, I knew I had to cosplay my favorite character, Yuzuruha. I especially enjoyed her scene in the hot springs with Kisuke, total nosebleeds. I love me some sultry foxes! <3

Yuzuruha cosplay from Muramasa by Kapalaka

Yuzuruha cosplay from Muramasa by Kapalaka

Yuzuruha cosplay from Muramasa by Kapalaka

Yuzuruha cosplay from Muramasa by Kapalaka

Yuzuruha cosplay from Muramasa by Kapalaka

Yuzuruha cosplay from Muramasa by Kapalaka

In all it took me about a week and a half to complete this costume. I made the shoes by sandwiching wood together and taking it to a belt-sander until the shape was perfect. It was a lot of work and my knuckles are still on the way to recovery after brushing with the belt-sander a couple of times, but a game this well-made deserves to be cosplayed.

If you would like to know more about the construction process of this costume, please check out my progress folder on Facebook.